Originally Posted by
phil_focus
What use is this car likely to get?
if its going to spend ages sat on the drive and only ever driven round town or in stop start traffic, never driven hard and never taken on a decent run getting it nice and hot then DON'T get a modern common rail diesel engine. you will only have probelems and they WILL be expensive to fix.
Agreed, better of getting a decent small engined petrol powered car, such as a 1.25 or 1.4 Fiesta. (or even a 1.4 petrol Focus if need a bit of extra room)
If you're getting a diesel, you need to be doing lots of miles a year to recoup any 'savings' due to the extra MPG you get.......